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Afghans’ views on the Doha peace process and the Biden administration’s review of the US-Taliban peace agreement SouthAsiaSource by Makhfi Azizi
A youth walks at a street in Kabul, Afghanistan February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
After briefly resuming on January 5, the intra-Afghan peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have been slow to progress, and the two sides have not met since the Biden administration announced that they would review the February 2020 US-Taliban peace agreement. While the Afghan government’s team awaits the resumption of talks in Doha, Taliban leaders have been travelling throughout the region, meeting with leaders in Iran, Russia, and Pakistan lobbying and courting support.
The republican system is our only clear pathway to long-term peace in Afghanistan SouthAsiaSource by Omar Sadr
Internally displaced Afghan children play next to their shelters on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
The prospect of a political settlement with the Taliban is testing Afghanistan’s nascent democracy more than ever before in the last eighteen years. Indeed, the country’s hard-won republican system, which the Taliban opposes in favor of a narrow Islamic Emirate, is currently facing an existential threat. Despite the many flaws of the country’s young democracy, the people of Afghanistan have repeatedly expressed support for the republican system and their belief that political participation is crucial to achieving long-term peace and prosperity for their diverse society. It must be protected and strengthened at all costs.
The right way to get the region and the world behind Afghan peace SouthAsiaSource by Jawed Ludin and Janan Mosazai
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) meets with Pakistan s Prime Minister Imran Khan at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/Pool
The Afghan negotiations in Doha represent a pivotal moment for war-weary Afghanistan, the region that surrounds it, and the US-led international military alliance that has been engaged in the country for the past two decades. However, without regional and international support and guarantee, any peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban will be in danger of falling apart as soon as it reaches the implementation phase. To ensure success, the three sets of players – the Afghan sides, regional countries, and major global powers – must work out a single, inclusive, and effective mechanism for consultations and cooperation in support of t
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